September 23, 2019

Osisko Gold grabs Barkerville, creates North Spirit Discovery

Miner is buying all the shares it doesn’t already own in Barkerville Gold Mines, in a deal valued at C$338 million (about $255m).

September 23, 2019

Australian miners looking to improve on tailings management

The Australian Mining Tailings Communiqué aims at guiding the next steps towards building industry expertise and enhancing technical capacity on tailings management.

September 23, 2019

Petra finds 20.08-carat blue diamond at flagship Cullinan mine

Recovery demonstrates the quality of Petra's asset base, as the Cullinan diamond mine remains a significant source of rare blue diamonds, said the company.

September 23, 2019

IAMGOLD resumes operations at gold mine in Suriname

Full ramp up expected in about a month.

September 22, 2019

Chile’s ruling party advocates for exempting mining from glacier regulations

Representatives of Chile’s ruling party defended this weekend a government proposal to allow mining companies to operate on rocky glaciers.

September 20, 2019

Frank Giustra predicts explosive gold market

The forecast comes with a caveat.

September 20, 2019

Pan Pacific sees global copper shortage shrinking in 2020

China's new smelting capacity, meanwhile, will help bolster global output.

September 20, 2019

Palladium price peaks at new record high, rhodium roaring

"Any signs of stimulus from the Chinese auto market could lead to additional upside price potential."

September 20, 2019

Gold exploration trends: drilling up, optimism returns

The amount of reported drillholes surged by a staggering 139% in Australia.

September 20, 2019

Leader of militant South African mining union re-elected

Joseph Mathunjwa has been at the helm of AMCU since it was officially registered in 2002.